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Rich Abott
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UncategorizedNavy To Compete Radar For Larger Fire Scout
The Navy plans to launch a competition early next year for a radar system that will deploy on the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, the service’s program manager said Dec. […]
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V-22 Readiness Not Optimal, Marine Commander Says
The commander of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) that recently completed a nine-month run in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions said the readiness level of V-22 Ospreys was below […]
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Airbus Helicopters Delivers First NH90 and HAD-E Tigers To Spain
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first NH90 GSPA tactical transport helicopter and the first two HAD-E version Tiger helicopters to the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET), the company said on Dec. […]
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Airbus Delivers First TIGER HAD Block 2 To France
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two Tiger attack helicopters of the HAD Block 2 version to the French Army, the company said on Dec. 11. The HAD Block 2 Tiger […]
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Army Official Warns Excess Aircraft Could Hamper Modernization Efforts
A key Army official warned Dec. 18 that congressional efforts to require the service to carry more aircraft than necessary could hamper the service’s aircraft modernization efforts. “The Army’s getting […]
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MQ-8C Fire Scout Makes First At-Sea Flight in Testing on USS Jason Dunham
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter off the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), marking the unmanned system’s first at-sea flight […]
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Business/FinancialNew Leadership At Bollinger Shipyards
Ben Bordelon will assume the duties of chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Bollinger Shipyards, the company announced on Tuesday. Bordelon and the Chouest family of Galliano, La., have […]
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Business/FinancialElbit Wins $106 Million Brazilian Contract for C-1A Upgrade
The Brazilian Navy awarded Elbit Systems [ESLT] a $106-million subcontract for the upgrade of four Grumman C-1A aircraft, the company said on Tuesday. The prime contract is held by Marsh […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Wins $491 Million Air Force Contract for AMRAAMs
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon (RTN) a $491 million fixed-price incentive firm type contract for Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) production, the company said on Tuesday. […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Wins $2.4 Billion Contract To Provide Patriots To Qatar
Raytheon [RTN] received a $2.4 billion Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to produce new-production fire units of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Qatar, the company said on […]